Yoweri Museveni has been president longer than most Ugandans have been alive, and shows no sign of giving up his place among the world’s longest-serving leaders after he won a seventh election on Saturday.Shortly after Museveni took power in 1986, ending years of bloodshed and chaos under tyrannical rulers, the young president mused that leaders …
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said Saturday that he had escaped a police raid on his home and was in hiding as the country braced for the results of a fraught election held under an internet blackout.President Yoweri Museveni, 81, looked set to be declared winner and extend his 40-year rule in an election marred …
Uganda opposition leader in hiding as election results dueSat, 17 Jan 2026 11:19:00 GMT Read More »
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was cut off from communications on Saturday after a police raid on his home, his party said, with the security forces determined to prevent unrest ahead of imminent election results.President Yoweri Museveni, 81, looked set to be declared winner and extend his 40-year rule later on Saturday in an election …
Uganda’s army denied claims on Saturday that opposition leader Bobi Wine had been abducted from his home, as counting continued in an election marred by reports of at least 10 deaths amid an internet blackout.President Yoweri Museveni, 81, looked set to be declared winner and extend his 40-year rule later on Saturday, with a commanding …
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was forcibly taken away in an army helicopter from his home on Friday, his party said, a day after elections marred by reports of violence.President Yoweri Museveni is seeking to prolong his four-decade rule in an election that saw widespread repression and an internet blackout.His main opponent, singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine …
Authorities in South Africa on Friday recovered two more bodies from widespread flooding that has cut access to the famed Kruger National Park and put parts of neighbouring Mozambique under water.Heavy rains have drenched northeastern South Africa since late last year, claiming at least 30 lives, and the region is on maximum alert for more …
At least 10 people died in violence-marred elections in Uganda, the opposition said Friday, as veteran leader Yoweri Museveni looked set to prolong his four-decade rule in a ballot that saw widespread repression and an internet blackout. Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine said he was under house arrest after Thursday’s vote while Uganda’s Electoral Commission said …
Anthony Joshua has returned to the gym for “mental strength therapy”, just weeks after a car crash which killed two of the former world heavyweight champion’s close friends.The British fighter was a passenger in a Lexus SUV that collided with a stationary truck on a busy highway linking Lagos and Ibadan in Nigeria on December …
Former world champion Joshua back in gym after horror crashFri, 16 Jan 2026 15:26:52 GMT Read More »
Authorities in South Africa recovered Friday two more bodies from widespread flooding that washed out homes, roads and bridges, also cutting access to the famed Kruger National Park for a second day.Heavy rains have drenched the northeast of the country since late last year, claiming at least 30 lives, with the region on maximum alert …
Two bodies recovered as South Africa flood toll risesFri, 16 Jan 2026 15:11:16 GMT Read More »
Morocco are hoping the backing of a fervent home support can help them overcome Sadio Mane’s Senegal in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final as the hosts and favourites close in on the continental title for the first time in 50 years.The Moroccans came into the competition on home soil having emerged as Africa’s leading …
